networking

[vidiyar]

i am having trouble networking my dell axim x51v with my desktop and laptop. i configured and connected to the internet ok! and that works fine. but i am not able to connect to my local network. my internet broadband is via a wireless router. so even the LAN will have to connect through that. there is a prog called odessey is that for LAN? as i am trying to connect via wireless connection activew syn is not an issue. i want to be able to see the files in my desktop and laptop on my axim via LAN.
sorry about all that speel but it is the best way i can explain the prob. can anyone suggest something i can try please.
thanks
vidiyar

[Nurhisham Hussein]

Odyssey is a wifi client - that is, it's used to help you connect via wifi, but it doesn't handle the network connection itself. I'm sorry to say that Windows Mobile doesn't have a network browser built-in but you can manually connect without one.

The short solution is to buy a network browser like PocketLAN (not sure if this is WM5 compatible) or Resco Explorer, which is a File Explorer replacement with a network browser built in (and it is WM5 compatible). You can also try connecting through File Explorer by manually inputing the network path (\\"host name"\"share name\"), though to have it visible all the time requires a registry hack.

[vidiyar]

thank you for the reply hismah i am using wm5 and total commander but unable configure the network. how do you connect through File Explorer by manually inputing the network path. can you please explain step by step as i am totally new to wm5. i used a palm pilot before. thanks again for your help.

[Nurhisham Hussein]

Doesn't Total Commander have a network browser? I seem to remember that it does. In any case, it won't display anything unless you explicitly set up the Network folder - I think. It's been a long while since I've used it.

As for WM5, I'm not at all sure if MS has done any changes to it. In WM2003SE, there is an "Open" button in the file Explorer menubar - all you have to do is click on it and input the \\"computername"\"sharename" in the popup box. Alternatively, if you know the IP address, that can be used as well.

Edit: Is Total Commander compatible with WM5? I just visited the website, and it doesn't appear to be.

[vidiyar]

total commander works fine with wm5 but there is no network config area. wm5 has something called newpath where you can put a url add but when i do i am still unable to connect to the other computers on the network. i will try resco file explorer soon and let you know the findings. thanks again for your help.
vidiyar

[vidiyar]

total commander works fine with wm5 but there is no network config area. wm5 has something called menu/open path/newpath where you can put a url add but when i do i am still unable to connect to the other computers on the network. i will try resco file explorer soon and let you know the findings. thanks again for your help.
vidiyar

[Cybrid]

Example:
Computer name:mypc
Drive:d
Path=\\mypc\d\

A nice little utility to go with it is...
Bizz Dev Netuse. This does the regedit? (not sure) that places a "Network" folder in root in the root of the device. :cool: